Contextualising Eating Disorders: The Hidden Social Contexts of Unusual Eating [Hardcover]

1. Introduction

Part 1. Background to the eating disorders behaviours

2. What the mainstream models say is happening with behaviours and recovery?

3. What alternative models say is happening with unusual eating behaviours

4. What was our research about?

Part 2. The unusual eating behaviours of our nine collaborators

5. Adoras story: Becoming a good girl

6. Gabbys story: A ballerinas sacrifice

7. Dianes story: Sisters and solitude

8. Biancas story: Shrinking for love

9. Ericas story: Mother knows best

10. Sallys story: Serious journos talk about lip filler

11. Fionas Story: The weight of expectations

12. Courtneys story: Out of the frying pan into the fire

13. Katrinas story: What goes on behind closed doors

Part 3. What was learned about unusual eating behaviours put in context?

14. Summary 1: The diversity of life pathways

15. Summary 2: What shapes the eating disorder behaviours and what leads to recovery?

This book rethinks the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders by putting the spotlight on their social and societal contexts, examining how these behaviours are shaped by the difficult life conditions of those suffering.?

Bernard Guerin is Professor of Psychology at the University of South Australia. His research and writing try to integrate what we know from the social sciences to provide a contextual view of all human behaviour, talking and thinking.

Millie Tait is a Psychology Honours Graduate from the University of South Australia working in community services. She is interested lc!